Overview
- Telangana ACB arrested deputy tahsildar Shaik Javeed in Nalgonda on July 7 for allegedly demanding a ₹70,000 bribe.
- Investigators say he initially sought ₹1 lakh to prepare a panchanama report on three seized vehicles required for release orders.
- Javeed, on deputation in the civil supplies department at Miryalguda, was produced before the special ACB court in Nampally and remanded pending prosecution.
- This arrest marks the latest in a coordinated sting operation since late May by Telangana and Jammu & Kashmir anti-corruption bureaus that has netted officials from engineers to patwaris.
- The bureau has introduced anonymous reporting channels via a toll-free number, WhatsApp and social media to bolster citizen-led oversight.